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09-21-2010, 03:15 PM
Ahmadinejad says capitalism faces defeat
http://media.washtimes.com/media/image/2010/09/21/UN_World_Summit_Iran_Thir_s640x477.jpg?1dccbc74e75 57e627b2e63f8478abe072099cb86Iranian (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/islamic-republic-of-iran/) President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/mahmoud-ahmadinejad/) speaks at a summit on the Millennium Development Goals at United Nations (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/united-nations/) headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Aaron Jackson (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/aaron-jackson/))
By Edith M. Lederer
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Associated Press
Updated: 12:32 p.m. on Tuesday, September 21, 2010
(AP) — Iran (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/islamic-republic-of-iran/)'s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/mahmoud-ahmadinejad/) declared Tuesday that capitalism faces inevitable defeat and called for the overhaul of "undemocratic and unjust" global decision-making bodies.
In a speech on the second day of a U.N. (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/united-nations/) anti-poverty summit, the Iranian leader blamed capitalism and transnational corporations for "the suffering of countless women, men and children in so many countries."
Mr. Ahmadinejad (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/mahmoud-ahmadinejad/)'s speech to the 192-member General Assembly (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/general-assembly/) never mentioned the Millennium Development Goals — the U.N. (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/united-nations/) targets set by world leaders in 2000 to combat global poverty by 2015 — that are the focus of the three-day summit called by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/ban-ki-moon/) to spur their implementation.
The U.N. (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/united-nations/) chief has expressed satisfaction that the world is technically on track to cut extreme poverty by half, the No. 1 goal, though some critics say it's mainly because of the tremendous improvements in China (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/china/) and India (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/india/). Many recent reports show that the world's poorest countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, have made little progress in eradicating poverty.
And in Africa, Asia and Latin America there also has been a lack of progress in meeting other key goals including reducing mother and child deaths, increasing the number of people with access to basic sanitation, and promoting women's equality.
According to the U.N. (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/united-nations/), the proportion of people living on less than $1 a day in developing countries fell from 46 percent in 1990 to 27 percent in 2005 and should reach the target despite the recent economic crisis. "However, even if these positive trends continue, in 2015, roughly 920 million people would still be living under the international poverty line of $1.25 a day, as adjusted by the World Bank (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/world-bank/) in 2008," the U.N. (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/united-nations/) said.
Mr. Ahmadinejad (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/mahmoud-ahmadinejad/) said world leaders, thinkers and global reformers should "spare no effort" to make practical plans for a new world order that would reform international economic and political institutions.
To spotlight the importance of this effort and the need for all countries to participate, Mr. Ahmadinejad (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/mahmoud-ahmadinejad/) proposed that the United Nations (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/united-nations/) name the coming 10 years "the decade for the joint global governance."
In his brief speech, intertwining philosophy and religion with the current state of the world, Mr. Ahmadinejad (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/mahmoud-ahmadinejad/) declared: "The undemocratic and unjust governance structures of the decision-making bodies in international economic and political fields are the reasons behind most of the plights today humanity is confronting."
"It is my firm belief that in the new millennium, we need to revert to the divine mindset ... based on the justice-seeking nature of mankind, and on the monotheistic world view...," the Iranian leader said. "Now that the discriminatory order of capitalism and the hegemonic approaches are facing defeat and are getting close to their end, all-out participation in upholding justice and prosperous interrelations is essential."
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http://media.washtimes.com/media/image/2010/09/21/UN_World_Summit_Iran_Thir_s640x477.jpg?1dccbc74e75 57e627b2e63f8478abe072099cb86Iranian (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/islamic-republic-of-iran/) President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/mahmoud-ahmadinejad/) speaks at a summit on the Millennium Development Goals at United Nations (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/united-nations/) headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Aaron Jackson (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/aaron-jackson/))
By Edith M. Lederer
-
Associated Press
Updated: 12:32 p.m. on Tuesday, September 21, 2010
(AP) — Iran (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/islamic-republic-of-iran/)'s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/mahmoud-ahmadinejad/) declared Tuesday that capitalism faces inevitable defeat and called for the overhaul of "undemocratic and unjust" global decision-making bodies.
In a speech on the second day of a U.N. (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/united-nations/) anti-poverty summit, the Iranian leader blamed capitalism and transnational corporations for "the suffering of countless women, men and children in so many countries."
Mr. Ahmadinejad (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/mahmoud-ahmadinejad/)'s speech to the 192-member General Assembly (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/general-assembly/) never mentioned the Millennium Development Goals — the U.N. (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/united-nations/) targets set by world leaders in 2000 to combat global poverty by 2015 — that are the focus of the three-day summit called by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/ban-ki-moon/) to spur their implementation.
The U.N. (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/united-nations/) chief has expressed satisfaction that the world is technically on track to cut extreme poverty by half, the No. 1 goal, though some critics say it's mainly because of the tremendous improvements in China (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/china/) and India (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/india/). Many recent reports show that the world's poorest countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, have made little progress in eradicating poverty.
And in Africa, Asia and Latin America there also has been a lack of progress in meeting other key goals including reducing mother and child deaths, increasing the number of people with access to basic sanitation, and promoting women's equality.
According to the U.N. (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/united-nations/), the proportion of people living on less than $1 a day in developing countries fell from 46 percent in 1990 to 27 percent in 2005 and should reach the target despite the recent economic crisis. "However, even if these positive trends continue, in 2015, roughly 920 million people would still be living under the international poverty line of $1.25 a day, as adjusted by the World Bank (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/world-bank/) in 2008," the U.N. (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/united-nations/) said.
Mr. Ahmadinejad (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/mahmoud-ahmadinejad/) said world leaders, thinkers and global reformers should "spare no effort" to make practical plans for a new world order that would reform international economic and political institutions.
To spotlight the importance of this effort and the need for all countries to participate, Mr. Ahmadinejad (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/mahmoud-ahmadinejad/) proposed that the United Nations (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/united-nations/) name the coming 10 years "the decade for the joint global governance."
In his brief speech, intertwining philosophy and religion with the current state of the world, Mr. Ahmadinejad (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/mahmoud-ahmadinejad/) declared: "The undemocratic and unjust governance structures of the decision-making bodies in international economic and political fields are the reasons behind most of the plights today humanity is confronting."
"It is my firm belief that in the new millennium, we need to revert to the divine mindset ... based on the justice-seeking nature of mankind, and on the monotheistic world view...," the Iranian leader said. "Now that the discriminatory order of capitalism and the hegemonic approaches are facing defeat and are getting close to their end, all-out participation in upholding justice and prosperous interrelations is essential."
Story Continues → (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/sep/21/ahmadinejad-says-capitalism-faces-defeat/?page=2)
Copyright 2010 The Associated (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/sep/21/ahmadinejad-says-capitalism-faces-defeat/#license-425826)